On Wednesday, more than a hundred Mainers gathered at Cony high school in Augusta, in part for a taste of the Baldacci family’s secret recipe for spaghetti sauce, but mostly to learn about and build support for the referendum on the ballot this November to incrementally raise Maine’s minimum wage to $12 by 2020. Nobody…
This week on the podcast, Ben and Mike are joined by Bangor City Councillor and Second-District congressional candidate Joe Baldacci. Learn his positions on everything from abortion rights to expanding social security to the disarmament deal with Iran. Thanks to everyone who suggested questions for this episode. Next week will feature an interview with fellow…
In this episode of the Beacon Podcast, Ben and Mike discuss Governor LePage’s latest plan to cut people off food stamps, Congressional inaction on reauthorizing a slate of child nutrition programs, and the one-sided (at least in terms of campaign spending) battle shaping up over the Portland $15 minimum wage referendum. Also, a special announcement:…
Both announced Democratic candidates seeking to challenge Congressman Bruce Poliquin in next year’s election have issued statements condemning plans by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to interfere in the Democratic primary. The planned meddling was revealed when the Associated Press came into possession of an internal memo detailing the corporate lobby group’s strategy of attempting…